El Ciruja

The Hustler

El Ciruja

Like he's pissed and schemingComo con bronca y junando
With a side-eye glanceDe rabo de ojo a un costado
He's set his sightsSus pasos ha encaminado
Straight for the hoodDerecho pa'l arrabal
He's got a feelingLo lleva el presentimiento
That in that little pastureDe que en aquel potrerito
The hangout's no longer thereNo existe ya el bulincito
That was his only dreamQue fue su único ideal

He remembered those hours of partyingRecordaba aquellas horas de garufa
When he’d skip workCuando minga de laburo se pasaba
Always hustling and schemingMeta punga y al codillo escolaseaba
Or getting lucky with the girlsO en los burros se ligaba un metejón
When he wasn’t so known by the copsCuando no era tan juna'o por los tiras
He’d throw down without fear of getting caughtLa lanceaba sin temor al manyamiento
And a girl would steal all his cashY Una mina le afanaba todo el vento
And he played with his passionY jugó con su pasión

She was a wild mosaicEra un mosaico diquero
Who worked as a thiefQue yugaba de quemera
Daughter of a healerHija de una curandera
A con artist by tradeMechera de profesión
But she was caught upPero vivía engrupida
With a slick hustlerDe un cafiolo vidalita
And he’d take her moneyY le pasaba la guita
That he blamed on the thugQue le achacaba al matón

Face to face, showing courageFrente a frente dando muestras de coraje
The two tough guys got into it in the alleyLos dos guapos se trenzaron en el bajo
And the Hustler, who was sharp for the cutY el Ciruja, que era listo para el tajo
Charged the hustler dearly for his loveAl cafiolo le cobró caro su amor
Now he’s out of jail and without the girlHoy ya fuera 'e la gayola y sin la mina
Catching a bit of sun in the streetCampaneando un cacho 'e Sol en la vedera
He thinks for a moment about the love of the con artistPiensa un rato en el amor de la quemera
And sobs in his painY solloza en su dolor